Neonatal Data Manager

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Neonatal Data Manager to lead the collection, validation and analysis of high-volume neonatal data. You will support Neonatal Consultants and the MDT, preparing audit-ready reports and ensuring data integrity across BadgerNet and EPIC systems.

The role is a 9-month fixed-term contract, 37.5 hours per week, based at UCLH sites, with a focus on accurate data capture, confidentiality and timely information governance compliance.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Experience with data management and confidentiality in healthcare.
• Ability to analyse high volume clinical data and generate reports.
• Familiarity with NHS information governance and FOI basics.

Responsibilities

• Support Neonatal Administration Team with data collection and analytics.
• Produce data reports for auditing and divisional updates.
• Coordinate data registration, treatment and follow-up entries in BadgerNet.
• Respond to data requests while ensuring data quality and timeliness.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Office & Excel

Audit management

Workload planning

Education

Degree level education

Tools

BadgerNet

EPIC

Job description

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Neonatal Data Manager

The closing date is 15 November 2026

We are seeking a bright, enthusiastic data driven individual to join our Neonatal team within the Women's Health Division.

This is a 9 month fixed term contract role, (covering Maternity Leave) working 37.5hrs per week.

As Data Manager for our Neonatal department, you will be responsible for supporting the unit, Neonatal Consultants and wider MDT, with the collection and management of high volume neonatal data.

The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and will be required to analyse high level data from clinical databases such as BadgerNet and EPIC with the ability to produce reports for auditing purposes and divisional updates.

Main duties of the job

This exciting role will play an integral part of the Neonatal Administration Team and will provide support to the wider MDT with a quality data management service of the highest standards.

Responsible for all aspects of data collection and provide data analytics for auditing purposes. The post holder will be a contact for information / data requests and queries within the department.

Based at UCLH sites, the post holder will be expected to support the department with accurate completion of registration, treatment and follow up data on the BadgerNet database.

The post holder will also be expected to maintain national audit data e.g NNAP.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent
• Demonstrable level of database and information management experience at a high level of competence acquired through both training and experience
• Understanding the need to maintain confidentiality and security in handling data according to the policies of the trusts and the Data Protection Act
• Can demonstrate understanding of basic data management processes including implementing quality assurance processes

Experience

• Previous practical experience of using databases i.e Badgernet
• Evidence of supporting project work in the NHS or other company
• Experience in administration
• Evidence of report writing and database skills
• Understanding of medical terminology
• Experience of redesigning processes to improve efficiency

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office and Excel
• Audit management
• Can organize workload in a flexible way which supports colleagues with unplanned requests

Personal and people development

• Able to provide guidance and teaching support to other staff and to work as a multi-disciplinary team member

Communication

• Able to provide written reports of a high standard

Specific Requirements

• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues affecting the NHS
• Understanding of Data Protection Act and Information Governance in the NHS
• Understanding of Freedom of Information Act

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,488 to £46,852 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAS